South Africa dominate to retain African Athletics Championships in Accra
Team South Africa retained the continental title, securing 22 medals, at the 24th CAA African Senior Athletics Championships which concluded in Accra, Ghana on Sunday May 17.
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Team South Africa retained the continental title, securing 22 medals, at the 24th CAA African Senior Athletics Championships which concluded in Accra, Ghana on Sunday May 17.
South Africa’s Gift Leotlela claims his first ever Diamond League victory, pipping Kenneth Bednarek and Ferdinand Omanyala in a photo finish while Faith Kipyegon stormed to world lead in the women’s 5000m.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) announces a 51-member preliminary squad for the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon from August 5-9.
Athletics South Africa named a small but strong 34-athlete roster for the 24th African Athletics Senior Championships in Accra, Ghana (May 12-17), featuring former World indoor champions and winners from previous African Championships.
The South African team secured two silver medals with record-breaking performances, setting two new African records, at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 over the weekend.
Reghen Magwai won his first national title, and Annie Bothma reclaimed the crown she won in 2023, at the ASA Marathon Championships, which was incorporated into the Durban International Marathon on Sunday.
South African national men’s 4x100m and 4x400m teams kept title hopes alive, with the defending champions progressing to the finals of their events on Day 1 of the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana
South African team arrived in Gaborone, Botswana with one thing in mind – defending their title at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 this weekend on 2-3 May.
Long Jump prodigal star Luvo Manyonga wins his first national title in seven years on Day 2 of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Gift Leotlela and Joviale Mbisha successfully defended their national 100m titles while Tayla Kavanagh produced a spectacular effort to win the women’s 5,000m at 2026 ASA Senior Championships in Stellenbosch, Cape Town.
Another record-breaking day for South Africa’s rising stars, with multiple new marks achieved on the final day of the 2026 ASA Age Group Championships in Germiston on Saturday.
Five national records fell, with youth and junior athletes delivering in style on Day 2 of the 2026 ASA Age Group Championships at Germiston Stadium on Friday.
Abduraghmaan Karriem, Viwe Jingqi and Marko Ferreira shine on day 1 at the 2026 ASA Age Group Championships at Germiston Athletics Stadium, Ekurhuleni on Thursday.
South Africa’s Franco Le Roux smashes the African men’s 60m hurdles record, clocking 7.50 secs to win his Heat, on Day 2 of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 in Poland on Saturday.
The 400m standout is the first professional South African athlete to join the Swiss brand’s growing track and field roster, signaling a strategic expansion into Africa’s sprinting elite.
Athletics South Africa has named a strong squad of eight, mixed with youth and experience, for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26.
Athletics South Africa named a 49-member team, comprising 32 men and 17 women, for the 20th World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 from 13-21 September.
The 2027 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships awarded to South African city of Cape Town, marking the first time the event will be held in Africa.
Bayanda Walaza fell short of a third gold medal as South Africa claimed silver in the men’s 4x100m relay at the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum in Sunday.
South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza completed his sprint double with a dominant performance to win the men’s 200m final at Rhine Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Bochum on Thursday.
South Africa’s Lythe Pillay dominated the Men’s 400m final at Rhine Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, clocking 44.84 at the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum.
South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza won the men’s 100m final at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU Games in 10.16 secs, followed by Thailand’s Puripol Boonson (10.22) and Japan’s Hiroki Yanagita (10.23).
A 70-strong South African team depart in two groups to Nigeria for the 3rd CAA African U18/U20 Combined Championships in Abeokuta from 16-20 July, 2025.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Switzerland didn’t give South African Caster Semenya a fair chance to challenge World Athletics regulations requiring hormone treatment to compete in women’s events.
South African sprinter Karabo Letebele smashes the 100m Games record in 10.25 seconds at the 2025 Göteborg World Youth Games in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Five elite South African junior athletes have embarked on a journey to Sweden as part of the inaugural World Wide Scholarships (WWS) Euro Compete Tour.
South Africa’s Zakithi Nene delivered another impressive performance, taking second position in the men’s 400m at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Rome on Friday.
James Moloi has been reelected as President of Athletics South Africa (ASA) for another four-year term.
Zakithi Nene clocked a world-leading 43.76 in 400m, Ethan Katzberg threw 82.73m in hammer, while Lachlan Kennedy shocked Bayanda Walaza and Ferdinand Omanyala in men’s 100m at 2025 Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi.
Akani Simbine, Zakithi Nene and Prudence Sekgodiso stood out in performance from a group of South African athletes in action at the Wanda Diamond League in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday.
Bayanda Walaza and Jessica Groenewald set new South African records on Saturday – one on Cape Town roads and another on the tracks in Zagreb, Croatia.
Phethisang Makhethe walked away with a silver medal and South African record of 68.66m in the women’s hammer throw at the 2025 Big Ten Outdoor Championships on Friday.
South Africa sets two national records and topped the medal standings at the conclusion of the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Sunday.
South Africa impress with new national record in women’s 4x400m and world lead in men’s 4x100m on the first day of competition at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Saturday.
Athletics South Africa announce a 70-member squad for the CAA African U18 and U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria from 16-20 July 2025.
A total of 19 athletes have been included in the South African team for the World Athletics Relays, Guangzhou 25 from 10-11 May 2025.
A total of eight athletes achieved qualifying standards at the 2025 ASA Senior Championships for the Tokyo 25 World Athletics Championships to be held in September, five of which qualified for the first time.
Zakithi Nene, Colette Uys, and Prudence Sekgodiso excelled on the final day of the 2025 ASA Senior Championships at NWU McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom on Saturday.
Sabelo Dhlamini and Zeney Geldenhuys dominated the 400m hurdles finals on Day 2 of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships + Relays and Multi Events at NWU McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom.
Gift Leotlela and Joviale Mbisha won the national 100m titles at ASA Senior Track Championships 2025 at NWU Stadium in Potchefstroom.
South African Adriaan Wildschutt sets a new national 10km record, stopping the clock at 27:28, at the Absa Run Your City event in Gqeberha on Sunday.
South African Akani Simbine clocked a world-leading 9.90 seconds to surpass Ferdinand Omanyala at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone on Saturday.
South Africa will be well represented with 36 athletes included in the provisional entry lists for the Botswana Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone on Saturday.
Prudence Sekgodiso breaks the South African record to win the women’s 800m gold in 1:58.40 ahead of Ethiopian Nigist Getachew, silver in 1:59.63, at the World Indoor Championships Nanjing 25.
South African Akani Simbine secured a bronze medal in the 60m final at the World Indoor Championships Nanjing 25, marking his first individual global medal.
Bayanda Walaza and emerging hurdles talent Tumi Ramokgopa starred, as sprinting prodigies set new South African U20 records at the ASA Grand Prix 2 event at UJ Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday night.
Leandri Holtzhausen produced an impressive heave of 67.95m to win the women’s hammer throw and the national women’s 4x400m relay team broke the nine-year-old SA record over four laps.
Prudence Sekgodiso smashes her SA indoor national record again, this time, clocking 1:59.88 to win the women’s 800m at the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe – a World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Germany on Friday.
Prudence Sekgodiso smashes the South African women’s short track 800m national record with 2:02.30 at the 2025 World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Belgrade, Serbia.
World U20 100m champion, Bayanda Walaza of South Africa clinched victory in the men’s 200m on Friday, adding to his 100m title from earlier in the week.
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